Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-02
3 Serial Stury.
THE NINE OF HEARTS.
BY B. L. FARJEON.
PART THE FIRST.
THE TRIAL OF EDWARD LAYTON.
CHAPTER ~.

TIE EVIDENCE OF LUMLEY RICH, DETECTIVE
oFFICER-THE NINE OF HEARTS
Upon the reassembling Of the court, the
first witness called was Lumley Rich.
The Attorney General-You belong to
the detective force?
Witness do.
The Attorney Generation the Goth OF
March were you called to the prisoners
house?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-At what hour
Of the morning?
Witness-At z o'clock.
The Attorney General-Was the prison.
er in the house at the time?
Witness-He was not.
The Attorney General-Whom did you
see for the purpose of information9
Witness-The prisoners coachman,
James Moorhouse, and Ida White, lady's
maid and other servants.
The Attorney General passed be-
tween you and the coachman?
Witness-I asked him at what time on
the previous night the prisoner returned
home. He said at about 1920, and that
: the prisoner entered his house accom-
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with his latch key. I asked him if he
had seen the prisoner since, and he rs
piled that he had not. asked him from
what part of his dress the prisoner took
the latch key, and he replied from the
pocket Of the ulster he wore.
The Attorney General-Although the
prisoner was not at home, was this ulster
in his house?
Witness-Yes; it was hanging on the
coat rack in the hall.
The Attorney General-Did you take
possession Of it?
Witness-I did.
The Attorney General-Did you search
the pockets2
The Attorney General-What did you
find in them?
Witness-The latchkey of the street door
and playing card.
The Attorney General--Nothin else?
Witness-Nothing else.
The Attorney Generals this the LATCH
key. Gatchkey produced)
Witness-It is.
The Attorney GENERALS this the play.
ing card? playing card, the nine os
hearts, produced.)
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The Attorney General-How do you
recognize it?
Witness-By private mark I put in
the corner.
The Attorney General-There was alb
solutely nothing else in the pockets Of tho
ulster?
Witness Nothing else.
The Attorney General-Did you see the
prisoner before you left the house?
Witness-I did.
The Attorney General-Describe what
passed.
Witness-The prisoner suddenly made
his appearance while I was question.
ing the servants and inquired my
business there. I told him I was an Off.
Ger, and that I was there because Of hia
wife being found dead in her bed. "Deadr'
he cried; 'smy wifep' and he rushed to her
roofn. I followed him. He looked at her
and sunk into a chair. BE seemed stupe-
fed. had his ulster coat hanging on my
arm, and told him had taken possession
of it. He nodded vacantly. A moment
or two afterwards he laid his hand upon
the ulster, and demanded to know where
I had obtained it. I informed him, from
the coat rack in the hall. He cried Sim
possibler' and as it seemed to me he was
about to speak again, Informed him that
anything he said might be used in evil
dence against him. tIn evidencer' he
cried, against mep eyes," replied;
s'there has been murder done here"
'Murdern he cried; "and I am sus.
pected?" To that remark did not reply,
butrepeated my caution. He said, "Thank
you," and did not utter another word.
The prisoner did not cross-examine the
witness; and this was the more surprising
as it was remarked by all in court that
upon the production of tho playing card,
the nine of hearts, he was greatly agitated